Chapter 6 Myers Psychology

Drivers have been observed to detect traffic signals more slowly if they are also conversing on a cell phone.

 This best illustrates the impact of:

The fact that perceptions involve more than the sum of our sensations best illustrates the importance of:

The way in which you quickly group the individual letters in this test item into separate words best illustrates

 the principle of:

Monocular cue is to _______ as binocular cue is to ________.

The lights along the runway were shrouded in such a thick fog that the pilot of an incoming plane nearly

 overshot the runway. The pilot was most likely misled by the distance cue known as:

Drivers sometimes overestimate the distance between their own vehicle and pedestrians who are short

because they rely on the distance cue known as:

The fact that we recognize objects as having a consistent form regardless of changing viewing angles

 illustrates:

The ability to accurately perceive distances most clearly underlies our capacity for:

The moon illusion refers to our tendency to perceive the moon as unusually ________ when it is ________.

Immanuel Kant and John Locke would have been most likely to disagree about the extent to which

 perception is influenced by:

Goggles that allow animals to see only diffuse, unpatterned light have inhibiting effects on perceptual

            development similar to the effects of:

People perceive an adult-child pair as looking more alike when told they are parent and child. This best

 illustrates the effect of:

Once we have formed a wrong idea about reality, we have more difficulty seeing the truth. This best

illustrates the impact of:            

ATM machines are more complex than VCRs but are easier to operate thanks to the efforts of:

Psychics are unable to make millions of dollars betting on horse races. This undermines their claims to

            possess the power of:

Selective attention is best illustrated by:

Perceiving the voice of a ventriloquist as originating from the mouth of a dummy best illustrates:

Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of others' behaviors. This best illustrates

 the impact of:

Rules for organizing stimuli into coherent groups were first identified by:

When your psychology textbook presents readers with a series of short blue lines, they perceive an illusory

glowing blue worm. This best illustrates the principle of:

Pedro recognized that his son was closer to him than his daughter because his son partially obstructed his

            view of his daughter. Pedro's perception was most clearly influenced by a distance cue known as:

Railroad tracks appear to converge in the distance. This provides a cue for depth perception known as:

A door casts an increasingly trapezoidal image on our retinas as it opens, yet we still perceive it as

 rectangular. This illustrates:

The specific perceptual processes that underlie the moon illusion also contribute to:

Relative luminance most clearly contributes to:

Which philosopher would have predicted that an extended period of sensory deprivation would inhibit the

 development of one's perceptual capacities?

After hearing that Bryce had served a prison sentence, Janet began to perceive his friendly behavior as

 insincere and manipulative. This best illustrates the impact of:

A neutral facial expression may be perceived as sadder at a funeral than at a circus. This best illustrates:

Jordan claims that with intense mental concentration, he can make objects float in mid-air. Jordan is

            claiming to possess the power of:

The distance between our right and left eyes functions to provide us with a cue for depth perception known

as: